New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-03
NEW PUBLICATIONS

ARMY ARM OF rHE PoTo% &c sy F.ass wllKEsOS
The author of this book. who enlisted in New
fork regiment before no was sixteen years Old and
served through the Wilderness and Petersburg
campaigns. tells an interesting story and presents
some OF the aspects of life in the ranks with fresh
ness and forcc. He seems, however, to be an
over-confdeDt and critical person, OF slight
discretion. ~ho had poor opinion of his officers.
especially those who had enjoyed a military
education. and who never doubted his ability to
Judge better of a battle or d campaign ban any or
the commanding generals. He declares that he
came out Of the army with "not only the feeling
but the knowledge that the military salvation
OF tho country requires that the West Point
Academy be destroyed" His own narrative, how
ever. shows the absurdity of such criticisms by q
raw farmers boy, who. even if his judgment had
been mature. never position TO know at
went on except in his immediate neignbOrhood,
but caught mp all the flying rumOrs OF the camps
with eager credulity. Unfortunately. too, he gives
the private soldier as bal character as tho
commissioned officers He enlisted late, when the
frs: fervOr of volunteering was over. and a great
many boun y-nen of bad class were pushed to
the front; but making all proper allowances for
this element it mnst nevertheless he said that the
impression left by his account of his comrades is
probably suspects. If the commanders were
incompetent and the ranks were flloi with
pol,roons and thieves we should ike to know who
won the victories.
"'The Sentimental Calendar Charles Scribner 5
Sons is the title of collection of short stories by
-. s. of Dale" some OF them reprinted from the
magazines, others new. Several of them are well
conceived, even strongly conceived. but the exc
cuton is not equal to the idea, and the volume as
a whole gives us the impression that this clever
tae-teller is working too loosely to do himself JUS
tice translation of Hoffman's "1he Sc
rapion Brethren" by Major Alexander Ewing, the
first volume of which has just appeared in Bohn's
Standard Library CScribner & Wclford), is a wei
come attempt to give English readers more ade
auate knowledge OF q MASTER OF fiction whose
strange genius has as yet been very imrerfectk
represented in our Ian r,Iage The work in ques-
ton consists OF number of short tales supposed
TO have been recited at the club from which the
collection takes its name Some of them will be
rccog nized as old favorites, long known out of
their proper place The translation is spirited and
readable - "1he Master of Tanagra' Ion
don: H. Grevel & Coz New-York b. Westcrmann
a. Coz, is a story of ancient Greece by Ernst ven
Wildenbruch translated fairly by the Baroness
Won Later II introduces PraXiteleS and PhIyne.
and the school of the famous SCULPTOR ut Athers.
together with Myrtolaos, the pupil OF PraXlteles,
whose delicate little figures gave fame to lanagra
The archaeological details are MANAGED without pc
dantry and pretty and aninatng love story
holds the readers sympathy. - The new edition
of George Mcrcdith's novels now includes "Nlt
toria Roberts Brothers, which is sequel TO
."Sandra Bell MI and tale of Italian conspiracy
and Patriotism